Hamish Kerr secured New Zealand’s second gold medal at the World Championships in Tokyo by winning the men’s high jump yesterday.
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The Olympic champion achieved a best height of 2.36 metres for gold, following Geordie Beamish’s surprising victory in the men’s 3000m steeplechase on Monday.
South Korea’s Sanghyeok Woo took silver with a best of 2.34m.
The Korean raised the stakes at the climax of a thrilling competition by skipping 2.36m, with the bar then raised to 2.38m.
However, he was ultimately unsuccessful, allowing Kerr to race around the track and soak in the applause from a raucous crowd at the National Stadium.
Czech athlete Jan Stefela took bronze with a height of 2.31m on countback from Ukraine’s Oleh Doroshchuk.
